Month: July 2007

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The Office goes green Nov. 8

From an NBC press release:

NBC Entertainment programming, both scripted and unscripted, will adopt green-friendly and environmentally-oriented messages – across all dayparts – to promote the crucial issue of ecological awareness. Among NBC’s many programs to feature this content will be the entire Thursday night line-up, including the Emmy Award-winning comedy “The Office,” “My Name is Earl” and “30 Rock,” the hit drama “Heroes” and “Deal or No Deal.”

Shoot. That was a spoiler, wasn’t it?

Link: ‘GREEN IS UNIVERSAL’ – NBC UNIVERSAL COMMITS TO WEEKLONG ENVIRONMENTALLY-BASED PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE, NOV. 4 – 10

Tipster: Sara

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More on ‘The Office 36O’

From an NBC press release:

… starting in late August fans of “The Office” will be able to deepen and enrich their entertainment experience with “The Office 360.” Beginning with the launch of a special Dunder Mifflin corporate site, fans will be able to join and form new branches as part of an online job fair. Once branches are established, weekly tasks will be assigned from “Corporate.” Tasks will mostly correspond to topics or events featured in the broadcast show, but will also include online-specific challenges such as creating individual branch logos or ad campaigns, completing online games and interacting with other Dunder Mifflin branches. Through continued participation fans can earn Schrute-Bucks for themselves and their branch, which they can use to decorate their virtual office as they climb their way up the Dunder Mifflin corporate ladder.

Link: NBC DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES NEW TECH AND CONTENT FEATURES

Tipster: J

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Vote for your favorite Dunder-ku!

I’ve picked my favorite 20 Dunder-kus (no trivial feat) — now you pick yours!

The top three vote-getters get to pick from the following prizes, courtesy of the NBC Store: Dunder Mifflin cap, This is Pam t-shirt (size L), and I Heart Jim t-shirt (size XL).

Prizes will be awarded waterfall style: the top vote-getter gets their choice of three prizes, the second-place vote-getter chooses from the remaining two prizes, and the third-place vote-getter receives whatever prize is remaining.

Voting closes: Wednesday, July 18th, 11pm PT.

[Poll no longer available]

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The Weekend Tally

Tipsters: Phyllis’ Pants, Jasmine, Jessica, Jennifer, Kirk, Jackie

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This week’s events

For a complete list of events, see the OT Calendar.

Tipsters: Sally, Jena, Lisa, JK

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Office scene-stealer Phyllis Smith

Backstage.com has a wonderful interview with Phyllis Smith:

In 2004 the company was testing the series regulars for The Office when Smith heard Kwapis say he wanted her to read one of the characters. “I didn’t really think anything about it; I just thought I was being a reader,” she recalls. “I was just hoping I did a good job for the actors.” Over the next few days, Smith heard from other actors in the running that Kwapis wanted her in the show.

“Then when we took people to network, we were walking down the stairs at NBC, and Ken turned to [current NBC co-chairman, then head of production company Reveille] Ben Silverman and said, ‘I want Phyllis in the show. I have a whole backstory for her,’ ” she recalls. “But I’ve been in this business long enough to know that until it’s in writing, I shouldn’t get my hopes up.”

Link: ‘Office’ Space (you’ll need to scroll down the page a bit)

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Dwight Bobblehead Pin giveaway #3

I’ll be giving away a Dwight Bobblehead Pin (courtesy NBC Office Store) sometime today.

I will post a trivia question and open this post to comments at some undisclosed time — simply be the first person to add a comment with the correct answer to the question, and you win! SPELLING COUNTS.

Remember to include a valid email address. Sorry, U.S. residents only.

Question:
In my recent chat with Michael Schur, he mentions the two Office editors. What are the two editors’ names? Include first and last names.

Answer:
Dean Holland and Dave Rogers

Winner:
Blair